gunrunner32

My first AR was a S&W M&P15 OR, this was a nice start and with my background in firearms I immediately logged onto Brownells, MidwayUSA, BCM and a few others and started looking for items to "trick" it out. My second was a "custom" piston assembly of all the parts that I wanted to see, but couldn't find at the time. My third was another assembly of the parts that I was torn between on the first "custom" assembly and didn't already have on the S&W. The S&W cost me $1200 at the time thanks to the Obama scare during his election, my second was only a few months after that and it totaled up to be around $3k without all the extras I though I needed at the time and my third was just shy of $1k. I've since assembled and assisted in the assembly of about a dozen or so other AR's and worked on countless other AR styled rifles. I would say to do your homework on the parts and if you are looking for something particular or something tacticool then assemble it yourself with the parts that you want...if a similar product isn't already being producted at a cheaper price than you can assemble it for. I always start out with an excel document listing all the parts I want and how much they cost from various vendors...I know I've had a lot of time on my hands. From there I see if anything is being made that fills that shoe. If you are thinking about how you can "trick" out the rifle that you are only looking at then I say save up more and either assemble it or buy a model that may cost more but has what you want on it. Like many others here who have assembled their own, I've got bins of parts laying around. The last one that I assembled for a friend of mine all he had to provide was a barrel, upper and stripped lower, I had all the other parts laying around. I had those parts because there was always some other "shiny spoon" that caught my eye during the builds. Good luck with your choices and good luck with staying "done" once you get it. And for GunTroll since he has started to convert me, it's an assembly and not a build because it's like putting together Lego's, just gotta make sure you're putting the right pins in the right spot.

Well I tried to edit this to put the link in instead of the picture, but it won't let me for some reason, I'm going to blame the computer. Here's the link: Surviving the Undead: Zombie Guns | Outdoor Life Survival

I think this may be the ultimate add-on for any zombie gun with a rail system. Lauer Weaponry makes it apparently and it works off of .22 blanks. I think I might have to do some more looking into on this one.

Well my computer had been a POS lately and it finally loaded the pics this time I looked at it. That looks painful. I did something similar about 2 months ago to my big toe on my right foot. I was moving 55 gal drums of fuel around and one of them fell off the forks and caught my big toe. I thought I broke it, the toe split and my shoe was all bloody. I've got half a new toe nail and one less pair of shoes. Good luck with the recovery, it took me about 2 weeks before I stopped hobbling around.

Looks interesting, I may have to see if MidwayUSA is going to carry this and I'll throw it in the mix with some Zombie ammo.

I've seen him shoot....he still might need a short ruler. I can't wait to get back and see this finished, unfortunantly for me a gun safe is holding up my gun buying/building for a little while. Good luck with the build B, I see the reason behind the PM now. I'm down for helping out how I can.

Welcome to the site Tomm, enjoy

Tell him it's time to man up and get him a Ruger Super Redhawk in the .454 Casull/.45 Colt combo...the .45 Colt is for those days he wants to just plink around...I'm kidding, I have one and it's a bear to shoot a lot, not to mention the cost and availability of .454 Casull. I would go with the SP101 in the .38 it seems like it would fit the bill. although I'm pretty partial to Single Actions myself, and have you looked at any of the Heritage Big Bore SAA Revolvers or anything from Uberti?

Well you're a little far from D&T Arms after looking it up, but check out a Cimmaron 1878 Coach Gun, Shotguns - Cimarron Firearms - Old West Guns and Cowboy Action Shooting Firearms,. If that's not exactly what you're looking for at least the model number will point you in the direction of another manufacturer. Good luck with the search.

I've always just wrapped the parts with surface rust on them in an oil rag and let it sit for a day or 2 reoiling the rag anytime I passed by then with a coarse nylon brush and oil I'd give it a good scrubbing.

I have almost the same 2 weapons, my Uberti is the 5.5" barreled with standard SAA grips and my Heritage doesn't have the magnum cylinder. Both of mine are excellent shooters, I haven't noticed any color variations in the Heritage, I'll have to pull it out for a closer examination (but for the $150 new that I paid for it I wouldn't care). I am looking to get the Uberti 1873 Cattleman with the birds head grip. I have a FIE Little Ranger (.22lr) with the birds head grip and it is by far one of the most comfortable grips on a revolver I've had. I'll have to agree with you when it comes to Uberti's being a little rough out of the box, they could use a little smoothing out. Too bad that the Heritage isn't living up the the expectations you had for it, I guess there can always be a lemon out there.

I guess I'll have to have some kind of supervision next time I stop by his shop...I'll have to bring a few friends just to make sure.

If you're looking for a military styled boot you should check out a company called OTB. I have a pair of OTBs and they are a great lightweight boot, no goretex or insulation in the ones I have though so they can get a little cold. I've had the Merrell Moabs and they are good but felt more like a gym shoe to me. Two of my favorite boots are La Sportiva FC ECO 4.0 GTX and Salomon Explorer GTX. I put quite a bit of miles on all of my boots and I go through some pretty tough terrain so I wear them out pretty quickly. I personally haven't been impressed my Merrells quality here for the last few years, I see more of their pairs of boots fall apart than I'd like to. Good luck with the boot search, I just went on one for a pair of winter boots...only took me a month of looking and compairing.

What I always do is I put all my ammo that I'm taking to the range with me in my Pelican case (I have one designated for ammo) and that goes in the bed of the truck, all the guns are in cases/bags so they don't draw any attention with the magazines unloaded usually in the target bag away from the guns and the target bag and guns stay in the cab of the truck. I usually keep my gun oil, boresnakes, small tool kit, staple gun w/ extra staples and spray adhesive as well at targets in my target bag. I've always been told though that just so long as the guns are in a seperate box from the ammo and no loaded magazines you are fine, this was coming from some family that are/were Cincinnati cops.

It's never to early to think about the next big ticket item you're going to purchase and in my case all I can do is think about it for the next couple months. I know around tax season my wife WILL be getting a new car, I don't like the Ford Escape she has now and it's only fair since I have gotten the last 2 new vehicles we've had. So with that out of the way I gave my wife a choice, over seas vacation (Ireland or Scotland) or new tile for the kitchen (about 650 sq. ft) she chose the vacation. Now it comes to my choices...I need a gun safe. I don't have one and I know it's bad of me not to with a 3 year old and as many guns as I have. I need something that I can grow into and don't have to worry too much about over filling. I have about 22 or so long guns and about 18 pistols, I would also like to keep the important documentation and my wife's jewlery in it when she's not wearing it. It will be going on the first floor of my house in the guest bedroom and I have a wall that is about 10 ft long to put it on. I want something that has a good fire rating, an hour would be nice. I would also like it to have a digital pad to get into with since I suck as combination locks (subject to change and I know it is an option on most safes). I have about 2k to spend on this and would like some input. I went to The Safe House in Nashville about 5 months ago and looked at a nice 40 gun safe that was a tall model (extra sheld on top) and I believe it was a Browning. I have about 2-3 other people here with me at work that are looking to get one around the same time as I am, I'm not sure of their requirements though, so if anyone knows where we could get a group deal that would be awesome as well. Next set of choices....I want a new Sig, but I also want a good 1911. Price really doesn't matter in this case but I would like to keep it around 1k to keep the peace at home. I've already gotten a P6 and a P226 which my wife has confiscated for herself so I need something for me. The P6 is a '79 West German and the P226 is a '98 German with no import markings. I was thinking of a nice P228, if I can find one, or a P229 just so I know it will also fit my wife's hands and maybe I'll get back my P226. Since the majority of the pistols I shoot are some form of .45, I figured that getting a P220 would only go along with what I normally have at the range anyways. I do like the older Sigs with the larger triggers, not too fond of that skinny little trigger most have now. I also thought about getting a Sig 1911, I saw someone showing off their Sig POW/MIA 1911 not too long ago, but short of finding one used it looks like I probably missed the run on those. Help me decide, I still have a few months before I start letting loose my money. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

While I was in the middle of rebuilding a 1897 takedown into a trenchgun I found a Norinco while visiting family in Ohio. I went back and did a little research and from what I gathered they are good if you are not going to shoot them very often and reliability goes down drastically when you start slam firing them. My 1897 was made in 1911 and so far after having it parked the only problem I have had with it was the extractors. Good luck in your search I love mine, wouldn't mind having another built from a 1897 solid.

Well that is a pretty nice looking pistol, if any are still out there when I get around to buying again I may have to try and snatch one up. The POW/MIAs will never be forgotten and everyone will be reminded of that any time I pull up behind you. I refinished the bowtie on my truck with the POW/MIA symbol.

I had the misfortune of driving a H3T for about a month and a half in Qatar. Granted I'm 6'2" so the comfort wasn't there for me. I had to push the drivers seat back to the point where noone could sit behind me. I drove about 35 miles a day and had to get gas once a week, so that was fairly average to me. It definantly did not like going off-road at all. I talked to the folks at AM General who run the H1 capabilities course and asked them about the H2 and H3. They told me that the H2 has about half the capablity with terrain and off-road ability as the H1 and the H3 was a joke, they called it a lifted sedan if I remember correctly, and with some other colorful language about it. I guess it looks cool, but I personally am looking to get my wife a Toyota Highlander. Better features and a more comfortable ride, even for me.

This was my wife's Mother's Day present this year: I left the frame in the Sig Black from the factory, and the slide and small parts are done in a Titanium and Black mix Cerakote. She ended up loving it after she got over the fact itwas her Mother's Day present.

I agree with piercedan. I went from using a KA VFG and now I use a MAGPUL AFG. It feels more natural than an old pickle stick and I have great control over any of my rifles I keep them on. AR-15 with 10.5" barrel and 14.5" barrel, SCAR-H with 16" barrel, but had to get the PWS rail extension for the SCAR-H. Give it a try and compare the 2 and shoot the 2, that's the only way to tell.

You have to get out and shoot with your gear and then you will find out that about half of that won't really work for you and then you will go find some other company than Blackhawk and UTG to supply your mall ninja needs.

I've got what I have from a MAGPUL sales rep that I know. I was playing around with a Remington 700 (M24), an old and a new AR-10 (SR-25 and XM-110) and I now carry a SCAR-H. It's been reliable out to 750 so far standing off-hand. I'm glad to hear that others have not had the same problems I ran into with mine. They are on a shelf next to my extra gun junk. I think I may be in the market for a SCAR-H when I find one at the right price. I'd like it to be set up how my current carry gun is now though, so I'll also be in the market for a Docter sight on a side mount and a variable power 10x scope. Uncle Sam has yet to give me anything useful, about 90% of what I use daily I've bought.

I've got about a dozen of these things sitting around for both my Knights Armament AR-10's. I have had the worst luck getting them to feed properly, I keep getting double feeds and I've had a few just fail to feed period. The standard aluminum magazines work just fine and I have't had to do anything with them. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this? If not and you're thinking about getting some I'd just get one to start with just in case.

I was sitting in German class in High School, I want to say 11th grade. I spend that class getting the teacher to drop being a teacher for the day so we could listen to what was going on. 10 years later I'm out hunting...

GunTroll, thanks for the suggestion on the 3/4 shank, I hadn't really put much thought in the 3/4 or full shank. As for the forced break in, it wouldn't be the first time I've put a pair of boots directly in the line of fire. The most I get is hot spots, thankfully my feet have gotten pretty tough over the last couple years. Oh and yea there are a couple of mountains around for me to get on. I'll have pictures when I get back from my trek. Lumber_Jack, Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunantly orange and silver aren't really going to work where I am. I do like the design and features though, I just wish all good climbing/mountaineering equipment wasn't so brightly colored.